It should certainly be possible if you add a 2nd serial port... you could
go with either a PCMCIA serial card, or a USB serial adapter.
73,
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message -----
From: <Rm2642 at aol.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 11:39 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT 897D Freq Control and Data
> Good Morning All:
> Is it possible to connect both DATA and CAT interfaces to one laptop? The
> transceiver is a Yaesu FT-897D.
>> I can receive satellite telemetry following a path from the DATA port to
> TNC
> to laptop serial interface.
>> Where do I make the CAT connection to control doppler shift?
>> Seems like a dumb question but, can DATA and CAT operations really be
> done
> simultaneously???
>> Using:
> SATPC32
> Windows XP
>> TIA
> Ron
> n6paa